PITTSBURGH, PA: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is pleased to announce that the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association (MAEA) has joined as its newest affiliate member.  MAEA is a non-profit, membership-based organization that offers training, educational development opportunities and consulting services to support the advancement of local business and industry in Northeast Pennsylvania.

“We’re proud to partner with an organization that aligns with our goals of supporting job creation and business growth, helping manufacturers to remain competitive and developing domestic energy resources responsibly,” said Darlene J. Robbins, president of the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association. “MAEA and its vast member network throughout Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties, are pleased to join Consumer Energy Alliance in its advocacy of an energy policy that supports the responsible development of our natural resources and promotes economic stability.”

“Consumer Energy Alliance is pleased to welcome the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association as our newest member,” said CEA Mid-Atlantic Director, Mike Mikus. “As an organization with 300 active member companies that stretch across Northeast Pennsylvania, MAEA plays a significant role in the ongoing energy debate and shale development in the region. We look forward to working together and enhancing their involvement and awareness of important energy issues and policy affecting Pennsylvania manufacturers and the business community.”

For more information about the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association, please visit http://www.maeaweb.biz/.